If you have been paying any attention to developments in the media world, you will have picked up on the growing success of podcasting. It is one of the breakout media formats of the modern era. A podcast is an audio broadcast that is put
On February 21, 2020, Mitchell Modell, CEO of the largest family-owned sporting goods retailer in the United States, went on national TV and made a shocking announcement—he asked viewers to help save his company from financial collapse. The 130-year-old brand at one point was a
Back in 1989, Trump added a luxury airline to his empire. But in less than 3 years, Trump Shuttle would be seeing its final descent.
In its heyday, Pier 1 Imports had 18,000 employees and over 1,000 stores worldwide, bringing us the most eclectic and quirky array of home furnishing design and décor products—from love beads, exotic rattan chairs, to other treasured goods. For over 5 decades, Pier 1 took
Mighty Well cofounder Emily Levy shares her journey to success, obstacles faced, and offers advice to aspiring disabled entrepreneurs.
Cinephile and film enthusiast, Stacy Spikes, sought to reinvent the way people watched movies. His answer was MoviePass, a subscription-based service that allowed people to watch any movie, at any theater, at any time for one monthly fee. It was ground-breaking, well-suiting the company to
Women and podcasts. What seems like an irony at first glance is shaping out to be something of a lifesaver for the female species from centegarians to midlife to the young. Ever wondered what it might be like to listen to a podcast as a
Podcasts have become a popular source of entertainment in the last couple of years. From finance to the stock market, entrepreneurs are able to listen to these podcasts and follow along with these subjects as well as learn a few new things in their field.
On April 9, 2017, passengers of United Airlines Flight 3411 watched as aviation officers dragged out a fellow passenger, Dr. David Dao. He was one of the individuals involuntarily bumped off the plane after United Airlines overbooked its flight. Ripped from his seat by law
When HQ Trivia went live in 2018, it was an instant hit, generating a tremendous amount of mass appeal and gaining an immediate cult following that went beyond anyone’s expectations. They also had the blessings of the most influential people-from the celebrity-world to the investment
When Vince McMahon announced that he would be creating a new football league—a grittier, more violent, and more entertaining version called the XFL—many seemed to think this idea would be an ultimate touchdown. When the highly anticipated, highly publicized event premiered on NBC in February
On March 26, 2021, the financial world awoke to the news that rattled some of Wall Street’s biggest players. To the outside world, and at the center of it all were some unfamiliar and obscure names—Archegos Capital and its Founder Bill Hwang. The word on
Kodak dominated the consumer photography market for over a century and their downfall seems to be obvious in their inability to adapt to the digital age. But when you look closer at the company’s history, you’ll come to see that ironically what made them so
Theranos’s groundbreaking proprietary technology promised to revolutionize healthcare with just a drop of blood from a finger prick. The company, led by its founder Elizabeth Holmes, would raise over $900 million and become a darling in the tech community. That is until a Wall Street
Over the years, Apple has worked on improving their products by making them more accessible and easier for children to use. They have created safeguards for parents to check in on their children by using Screen Time, setting up time limits of use, and choosing
In 2019, McDonald’s fired CEO Steve Easterbrook. What would be uncovered included individual and class-action lawsuits alleging attempted rape
In January 2021, the world watched as Reddit traders faced off with Wall Street elites in a trading mania over GameStop shares. Matei Psatta, one of the traders of subreddit WallStreetBets, joins us this week to comment on what this means and why the financial
Over the past few years, Spotify has quickly become one of the top music platforms out there. Spotify offers a monthly subscription plan that can give you un-interrupted listening on anything on the app. From tons of different genres to a wide podcast variety to
Apple is one of the biggest companies in the world. They have launched many things over their years of success. From Apple Music to new Apple products to the newest iPhone and AirPods Max, Apple has found new ways to up their game every single
A long time ago, in the year 2020, there was a pandemic that caused the “podcast” to become intensely popular among the populace. This was especially true among would-be and already-are entrepreneurs, who grasped the opportunity to jump on a profit-flourishing trend and milk the